recapitulación

[rekapit̪ulaˈsjõn]

/[rekapit̪ulaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“recapitulación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,873 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,873
frequency rank, Spanish
48,955
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de recapitular; resumen en forma de exposición de algo previamente tratado con extensión, con el fin de hacerlo recordar.

Key facts for recapitulación
PropertyValue
Headwordrecapitulación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rekapit̪ulaˈsjõn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#61,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recapitulación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recapitulación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recapitulación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,873 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [rekapit̪ulaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción y efecto de recapitular; resumen en forma de exposición de algo previamente tratado con extensión, con el fin de hacerlo recordar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for recapitulación, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is recapitulación, spelled R-E-C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de recapitular; resumen en forma de exposición de algo previamente tratado con extensión, con el fin de hacerlo recordar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recapitulación"?
"recapitulación" is spelled R-E-C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [rekapit̪ulaˈsjõn].
What does "recapitulación" mean?
As a noun, "recapitulación" means: Acción y efecto de recapitular; resumen en forma de exposición de algo previamente tratado con extensión, con el fin de hacerlo recordar.
How do you pronounce "recapitulación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recapitulación" is [rekapit̪ulaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recapitulación" come from?
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Using “recapitulación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [rekapit̪ulaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list